Arrangement for tying packages



sept. 7 ,1926. 1,598,704

F. J. BOSSE y ARRANGEMENT FOR TYTNG EACKAGES Filed Dec. 9, 1924 um 1|llllllliigllL l lnuentor /ZO Y Yy 5H Y. ttorneg Patented Sept. 7, 1926.

UNITED STATES FREDERICK J'. BOSSE, OF STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT.

ARRANGEMENT FOR 'lYNG PACKAGES.

Application `filed. December 9, 1924. Serial No. 754,811.

age or quickly removed therefrom for opening the package. v

Another object of the invention is to provide means integral with thewalls of the receptacle for enabling the securingA cord to be fastenedaround the receptacle without looping the cord at the points of crossingwhereby the cord may be fastened under the integral means without thetying of knots ready for the immediate opening of the receptacle byunwrapping the cord from the integral means.

A further kobject of the invention is to provide a fiat sheet memberwith tongues integral therewith capable of being slightly turned up toenable the securing cord to be wedged beneath the tongues for quicklyfastening or unfastening the cord around the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a flat removable memberwhich may be placed adjacent one wall of the receptacle, the memberbeing provided with a sheet like portion which directly contacts with awall of the receptacle and another sheet like portion having tonguestherein which may be lifted up to enable the cord encircling thereceptacle tobe quickly wedged between the lower surface of the tonguesand the sheet which contacts with the receptacle.

A still further object of the invention is to provide auxiliaryresilientmeans which may be applied to the tongues of the fastener serving as areinforcement and as means for maintaining the tongues in depressedrelationship clamping the cord around the receptacle.

My invention will be more clearly under stood from the followingspecification and `by reference to the accompanying drawings,

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Figure 1 is a perspective view of a box showing thecord fastener closureof `my in,

vention integral with the box cover and the method of securing thefastening cord l around the receptacle without the tying of knots; F ig.2 is a perspective view ofa separate member which may be placed adjacenta wall of a box to enable the fastening cord to be secured without thetying of knots; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a.' modified form ofseparate cord fastening device; Fig.

4- is a cross sectional view taken on line a-i of the cord fasteningdevice shown in Fig. 3;

F ig. 5 is a plan view of a cord fastening de- 65 vice having resilientmembers arranged adjacent the cord fastening tongues for rein` forcingthe tongues and constantly depressing them in position for clamping thesecuring cord; and Fig. 6 is a cross sectional 70 vview of the cordfastening means taken on line 6--6 of Fig. 5. p

IAIeretofore in the art whenever cord or twine has been used in makingpackages safe for handling it has been necessary to provide substantialknots to unite the two ends ofthe cord or other fastening means havebeen provided which are relatively expensive in manufacture andineffective under practical conditions met with in continued use. Thetying of knots in a fastening cord is at times very inconvenient particularly for the subsequent reopening and retying of the package.`Furthermore a knot always weakens the cord atfthe point 35 of tyingwhich of course is equivalent to diminishing thes'ecurity of theclosure. In the usual way of fastening a package loops are formed wherethe cord crosses itself and these points of crossing are Xposed tochaf-l ing while being handled which tends to cut and destroy the fibersof the fastening cord.Y By my present invention I avoid previousdisadvantages by providing a plurality of tongues which may beperforated from one wall of the receptacle which it is desired to fastenby the present method. Four tongues may be provided and the cord passedunder one of the tongues. then under an adjacent tongue and around thepackage, again under the first tongue, next under another adjacenttongue and around the package under a tongue opposite t-o that underwhich the cord was started and finishing under one of theadjacenttongues. or may not be integral with the package. It may beconstructed of pressboard, leather, metal or plastic material although Iprefer cardboard and such soft material as that has a minimum tendencyto chafe the cord. mi

`Where the device is separate from the receptacle the tongues may beperforated from aA The device may flat sheet; ofmaterial which is placedadjacent one wall of the boX t-o be fastened. In order to prevent thetongues being' depressed lin an opposite.l direction tothatrde-r siredfor insertion -ot the cord I may provide another iiat sheet Von theVrear ol: the sheet containing the tongues which fiat sheet is placeddirectly incontact with one wall ofthe boxto be fastened. j In -ordertoreinforce the tmguesl and maintain the tongues depressed to 'facilitateclamping ,of the cord I may provide resilient 'members which bear`against the tongues.` By my ai" rangement the contents of Vpackages maybe examined by quicklyA unwrapping the cord from the fastening meansandthe package resealed by again quickly wrapping the cord aboutt'heasteningmeans-- This quick unwrap-ping and rewrapping of. packages hasapplication for example in parcel post shipments where postalregulations `give authority` for Vthe examination of the contents ofpackages. My arrangement allows the use of less twine and lighter twine,as there are no ,loops formed by crossing. twine as there are invknotting. This arrangement results in asaving of twine, foi; the sametwine may be used yover and over again. -The same twine will makeorbettersecurity, because there is `no chaing ot it throughout litslength. For .this reason Ilprefer cardboard or othersoft materialsratherthan metal, etc.7 suchaswould have a tendencyy to cut or chate thetwine. A

Referring now more particularly to .the drawings reference character lrepresents a papeil receptacle havinga closure 2 as its cover. tampedVout of the cover 2er' perforated therein are tongues 3, 4L, 5, and 6which are integral with the cover 2. The ends `of the little tongues areslightly turned up so as to facilitatel the entering of the twine.' Thetying cord is indicated-,as start- .ing at 7 and entering under tongueas shownat L8 then passingover tongue i at 9under tongue 5.and '10.andaroundtlie packageat 11. The cord returns at 12and again passes Iundertongue 3 at 14, then under ytongue et at l5and around Ythe package at16. The cord returns around `thepackage at 17 and passes under tongue 6as shown at 18 and iinishes under tongue t at 19. The wrapping ofthepackage is veryrapid andthe unwrapping is equallyas rapid, the, .cordAbeing clamped between the under surfaces out the 4tongues and thesideotthe cover adjacent the tongues, In Fig; 2,-I show how :the tongues3, 4,- 5, and@` may be perforatedy `from the` pre'ssboard or hard, toughysheet 20 which` is laid on .the package and they twine passed arounditk as. previously described. In 3, I have' shown a flat sheet 2,1fastened to thatuside of member 2O which is opposite the side. where thetwine is laid, such an arrangement preventing the tongues from beingdepressed inA handling which might cause delays in making the twineenter. The sheets 2O and 2l are secured together byiinexpensive meanssuch as eyelets 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26. The cord enters between Atheunder surface of the tongues '3, t, 5, and G and the upper sur t'aceofsheet'2l immediately below the tongues. Toy reinforce the tongues .3,4L, 5, and 6 apiece otsheetanetal 27 may befastened to thc top ofthetonguedcardboard, as shown in Fig. 5 to .serve as a reinforce,- ment inthe center and by spring action to keep thetongues depressed, whichlis'necessary. in case of the cardboard becoming wet, orwhen used withvery heayy cord. This sheet metal k27 is preferably rinritheshape of aourpointed star with resilientarms vurgingeacli 'or' the tongues 3, 4,5,. and '6 Vin the direction of sheet 21. Thesfourarmed resilient'member27 may be secured 5 with relation to the'sheets12() and p21 by means .of.eyelet 26; j j. l `V l'While I have described' 4my invention incertain'preferred embodiments itfis lto be understood that myinventionis not limited to these particular.constructions"alone and thatmodiicationsmay be made. within the scope, of the appended claims,without departing from the spirit of my invention.v

What I claim and ,desire to secureby Letters Patent. of the. UnitedStates isas follows:

l.` vIn a cord fastener `and closure .for ireceptacles, a receptacleclosure, a atsheet like. memberV adjacent said closure, a second sheetlike member adjacent said 'rst mentioned sheetlike member on thesideoppo-- site to said closure and'` tongues carried `by said secondsheet like member, said ton ues "sheet like member vclamped adjacent`said first mentioned sheetl likememberon the Aside opposite to. saidclosure andjtonfrues carried by saidsecond sheet v`like.l mem'lber,

said tongues being upturnedattheir 'ends'to" kenable a securing 'cord tobeclamped between the under` surface of 'said tOnguesLaIid theupperisurface .of Saidv kirst"'r'nentioned sheet like member Iimmediately Vbelow said ytongues whereby 4.said cord may be. passedaround said receptacle and fastened beneath said tongues 'orsecuringsaid closure on said receptacle. Y l

3.'.In. afcord fastener and closure for receptacles, a receptacleclosure, ay flat sheet like Vmember adjacent said'closur'e, a'secondsheet like member secured adjacent said first mentioned sheet likemember on the side opposite to said closure, a plurality of tonguesperforated from said second sheet like member and integral therewith,the ends of said tongues being slightly upturned whereby a securing cordmay be clamped between the lower surface of said tongues, the edges ofsaid second mentioned sheet like member and the upper surface of saidfirst mentioned sheet like member and the cord passed around saidreceptacle and fastened under said tongues for securing said closure onsaid receptacle.

4. 1n a cord fastener and closure for reeeptacles, a receptacle closure,a flat sheet like member adjacent said closure, a second sheet likemember secured adjacent said first p mentioned sheet like member on theside opposite to said closure, a plurality of tongues perforated fromsaid second sheet like mem ber and integral therewith, the ends of saidtongues being slightly upturned whereby a securing cord may be clampedbetween the lower surface of said tongues and said first mentioned sheetlike member, resilient means for constantly urging said tongues againstsaid first mentioned sheet like member with the top surfaces of saidtongues flush with the plane of said second mentioned sheet like memberwhereby said securing cord may be passed around said receptacle andfastened under said tongues for securing said closure on saidreceptacle.V

FREDERICK J. BOSSE.

